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Nikola Jokic only had a basic outline of his offseason plans: Rest Will Hernandez Color Rush Jersey , work out in Denver, return home to Serbia and rest some more.
It’s not more elaborate since the Nuggets big man figured he’d be working for a while longer.
The Nuggets won six more games than a year ago and yet finished in the same position – a spot out of the playoffs. This season even came down to a winner-take-all scenario in Minnesota, where the Nuggets came up short in overtime to miss out on the playoffs for a fifth straight season.
”I’m not mad. I’m not sad, because I think we played good,” Jokic said Thursday. ”We’re not making the playoffs because we were not focused the whole season, every game.”
Still, the Nuggets won six straight down the stretch to climb into contention for a spot, before losing to the Timberwolves in a spirited game.
”If we play with that sense of urgency that we did at the end, then we wouldn’t have even been in this position,” Will Barton said. ”It’s all a part of growing.”
Veteran Richard Jefferson had a succinct message to the team.
”Embrace the pain,” Jefferson said. ”The pain is what makes it good.”
Soon after, he slung a plastic garbage bag crammed with all his gear over his shoulder and playfully sang ”On the Road Again” as he sauntered down the hallway.
This is a team that’s steadily on the rise under third-year coach Michael Malone, going from 33 wins in 2015-16 Kyzir White Jersey Elite , to 40 last season and now 46.
”I’ll continue to think about, going into next year, how I can get better next season. What do I have to do as a head coach and a leader to help this team move from being a ninth seed and out of the playoffs with 46 wins to being a playoff team?” Malone said. ”Next year is a year we have to make that jump.”
Denver had its share of health issues this season, with Paul Millsap missing 44 games after suffering a left wrist injury that required surgery. Jokic was sidelined six games with a sprained left ankle, and Gary Harris missed 11 contests due to a strained right knee, before returning with two remaining.
”Through it all, I’m still optimistic and feel comfortable with where we’re at,” said Millsap, who signed a $90 million, three-year deal last summer. ”Still wish we were still playing. But I’m still happy about our guys and where we’re at.”
Things to know following a season in which the Nuggets went 31-10 at the Pepsi Center and 15-26 on the road:
BARTON’S RETURN
Barton did a little bit of everything for the Nuggets, from coming in off the bench to starting, from playing two-guard to small forward. A free agent this summer, Barton hopes to be back next season.
”We’re building something real special here Authentic James Neal Jersey ,” Barton said .
MURRAY & MALONE
Jamal Murray’s dad pushes him. John Calipari, his coach at Kentucky, pushes him. So Malone can, too.
”I don’t think he realizes how hard he can get on me, how hard he can push me and demand stuff from me,” said Murray , who turned in quite a second season as he transitioned to point guard.
No joke, Murray said he wants his 3-point shooting percentage (37.8 this season) to match his free throw percentage (90.5).
THE JOKER
Jokic was one of the most dominating big men in the league, averaging 18.5 points, 10.7 rebounds and 6.1 assists. He also had 10 triple-doubles.
No wonder Malone is all for signing him to a long-term deal.
”As soon as possible, sign that kid up,” Malone said.
PAINFUL EXPERIENCE
Although Millsap came back in late February, his wrist wasn’t close to 100 percent. He said doctors told him it will be sore for up to a year.
”I still went out there and gave it all I could Terrell Edmunds Jersey Elite ,” said Millsap , whose team went 24-20 in his absence.
THIS & THAT
Forward Kenneth Faried didn’t get into a game after nearly 10 minutes on Feb. 1. … The 37-year-old Jefferson on his future: ”It’s not whether or not I’m here. It’s whether or not I’ll be playing basketball.” … Guard Devin Harris averaged 8.2 points after being acquired in February. … Forward Torrey Craig donned a cap Thursday that had one word on it – ”Salty.” Mood of the team? ”It’s tough on all the guys,” Craig said of missing the postseason.
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Tessa Worley had perfect timing to win her first World Cup race of the season Saturday in the final giant slalom before the Pyeongchang Olympics.
The world champion from France survived a tricky passage through the steep and twisting first three gates of her second run to hold off Viktoria Rebensburg of Germany by 0.07 seconds.
”This victory was built on the first run,” Worley said. ”In the second one there were some errors, but really happy to be able to attack until the end.”
Unheralded 19-year-old Meta Hrovat placed third, 1.45 behind Worley. Hrovat gave the Slovenia team a first-time podium finisher for the second straight day.
Mikaela Shiffrin, the World Cup overall leader, placed seventh, almost two seconds back. The American star’s winless streak is five races after a five-race winning streak to start the year.
On both runs, Shiffrin skied the top section cautiously, sliding into curves where it was risky to let the skis run fast.
Shiffrin stood fifth after the first run but, having completed the race out of the podium places, skied directly out of the finish area.
Still Sean Lee Cowboys Jersey , she extended her big lead in the overall standings in defense of her title. Shiffrin earned 36 World Cup points and now leads by 799 from Rebensburg, who rose to take second place from Wendy Holdener of Switzerland, who placed 15th Saturday.
Holdener, who won the Alpine combined event Friday when Shiffrin rested, will resume their main rivalry in slalom on Sunday.
Worley’s 12th career World Cup win – all in giant slalom – followed three runner-up finishes this season. Her previous victory was taking her second Worlds gold medal, at St. Moritz last February, when Shiffrin got silver.
Lenzerheide staged the last GS before the Olympic medal race on Feb. 12 – the first women’s event on the Alpine program in South Korea.
Though Worley will likely start favorite, Rebensburg is aiming for a GS medal at a third straight Olympics. The 28-year-old German got gold at the 2010 Vancouver Games and bronze four years later at the Sochi Games.
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